working drawing

Colour roughs for: Southern red wood ant Formica rufa, Hairy wood ant Formica lugubris, Scottish wood ant Formica aquilonia, and Slender ant Leptothorax acervorum.  Used to check colours before proceeding to final illustrations.

Ant species colour guide rough for: Southern red wood ant Formica rufa, Hairy wood ant Formica lugubris, Scottish wood ant Formica aquilonia, Slender ant Leptothorax acervorum, Slave-making Blood red ant Formica sanguinea, Shining guest ant Formicoxenus nitidulus, and Narrow headed ant Formica exsecta.  These sketches were used to check the colouration before moving onto the […]

Partial sketch of a Zinnia flower done to accompany a step-by-step youtube video:

Clouded leopard Neofelis nubulosa at rest on a tree branch pencil sketch

Virginia spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana sketchbook study

Yarrow Achillea millefolium sketchbook study with flower and leaf in coolour

Sloe Prunus spinosa sketchbook study including stuck in leaf and studies of fruit and blossom

Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea sketchbook study with an autumn coloured leaf and individual flower

Rowan or Mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia sketchbook study

winter jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum sketchbook study

Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa sketchbook study with colour details of an individual chestnut,  seed case, and leaf

Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina sketchbook study,  showing an individual flower and a habit sketch

Hosta or Funkia sketchbook study with pencil and watercolour sketches of the variegated leaves

Hazel Corylus avellana sketchbook study with pencil and wash leaf as well as details of catkins, nuts and a leaf.

Hazel Corylus avellana sketchbook page with detailed pencil leaf study, detail of a young leaf and some nuts

Dougals fir Pseudotsuga menziesii sketchbook study with detail of new needles and pine cones

Dogwood Cornus kousa sketchbook study including details of flower and fruit

Dog rose Rosa canina Sketchbook study with details of rosehips and flowers

Juniper Juniperus communis sketchbook study with details of dried and fresh berries

Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica Sketchbook study

Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa sketchbook study with detail of autumn leaf and berries.

Chicory Cichorium intybus sketchbook study with a focus of the bright sky blue flower

Chamomile Matricaria chamomilla sketchbook study showing the daisy-like heads

Chameleon plant Houttunyia cordata sketchbook study with a focus on the variegated leaves and red stem